KGS-KGS Joint Geotechnical Seminar in Kazakhstan
As described in the Memorandum of Understanding between the Kazakhstan Geotechnical Society (KGS) and the Korean Geotechnical Society (KGS), a joint KGS-KGS geotechnical seminar was held on 21-22 July, 2010 in Astana (Kazakhstan) to commemorate the Year of Korea in Kazakhstan (2010) and Year of Kazakhstan in Korea (2011). These events had received official endorsement from the Presidents of Republic Kazakhstan and Korea, Mr. Nursultan A. Nazarbayev and Mr. Myung-Bak Lee.
The international seminar was held in the Conference Hall of the main Campus of the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (Astana, Kazakhstan). The theme of the First KGS-KGS joint geotechnical seminar was “Geotechnical Infrastructure of Megacities and New Capitals” (the remit of ISSMGE’s Technical Committee 305). Three sessions were organized by the Kazakhstan and Korean Geotechnical Societies, and they were involved by TC305 as well as the Asian Regional Technical Committees ATC19 – Geotechnical Engineering for Heritage Monuments and Sites, ATC10 – Geo-Informatics and Zoning for Hazard Mapping, and ATC3 – Geotechnology for Natural Hazards. In all, about 50 papers were presented and published in English in the Proceedings, which were produced on CD as well. The event was attended by about 100 participants, including delegations from South Korea (20 participants), Kazakhstan (about 60 participants), Russia (about 20 participants), France, and Turkey. The international seminar started with an opening address by the Rector of the Eurasian National University, Prof. Abdraim B. Zh. who stressed the importance of the planned events in 2010 and 2011 for both South Korea and Kazakhstan (Photo №1). The President of the Korean Geotechnical Society, Prof. Kim Hong Taek delivered a welcome message to the Kazakhstan Geotechnical Society on behalf of his society, and also congratulated Prof. Askar Zhussupbekov on being appointed Vice President of ISSMGE for Asia.
Prof. Askar Zhussupbekov gave an outline of the current situation of ISSMGE (as discussed at the ISSMGE Board Meeting in Moscow, June, 2010) and also reported the improvement in Asian membership and the reactivation of Asian technical committees (Photo №2).
The technical program for the day consisted of 5 keynote lectures, 3 special lectures, and 6 special reports. Among them, The keynote lectures were: Keynote lecture 1 by Prof. Y.S. Jang (Korea) – “A Case History of Curtain Grouting for Water Cut off around Vertical Shafts”; Keynote lecture 2 by Prof. E.C. Shin (Korea) – “Frost Penetration Depth of Paved Road: Field Monitoring Data in Korea”; Keynote lecture 3 by Prof. V.A. Homуakov (Kazakhstan) – “Influence of Dynamic Loading to the Strength Properties of Clay Soils”; Keynote lecture 4 by Prof. A.Zh. Zhussupbekov (Kazakhstan) – “Zoning of Territory of Astana for Optimization Length of Piles”; and Keynote lecture 5 by Prof. V.L. Korotkov (Kazakhstan) – “Theoretical Determination of Critical Value of Stress Intensity Factor related to the Fracture Mechanics of Underground Construction”.
Furthermore, the special lectures were: Special Lecture 1 by Senior Researcher Ph.D. C.Y. Choi (Korea) – “Reduction of Shear Strength of Weathered Granite Soils with Cyclic Freeze – Thaw”; Special Lecture 2 by Senior Researcher Ph.D. H.K. Kim (Korea) – “Establishment of Integrated Safety Management Network System for Geotechnical Structures”; and Special Lecture 3 by Senior Researcher Ph.D. M.H. Cho (Korea) – “Determination of Volumetric Moisture Contents of Asphalt Concrete Pavements in Korea with CS616
Sensor Calibration Equation”.
The special reports were also given as what follows. Special Report 1 by Ph.D. Student J.K. Kang (Korea) – “Analysis of Geotechnical Properties by Database System within Incheon Port Area”; Special Report 2 by Senior Researcher, Ph.D. R.E. Lukpanov (Kazakhstan) – “Research of Interaction between Displacement Pile and Soil Basement”; Special Report 3 by Senior Researcher, Ph.D. Y. Ashkey (Kazakhstan) – “The Applications of Dynamic and Static Piling Tests of Kazakhstan”; Special Report 4 by Prof. M.K. Kuderin (Kazakhstan) – “Soil Profile Model Based on Geoinformatic Database of Pavlodar city ( North Kazakhstan)”; Special Report 5 by Prof. M. Shintemirov (Kazakhstan) – “A Spatial Method of the Stability Analysis of Rock Coasts”; and Special Report 6 by Ph.D. Student T. Muzdybayeva – “Geosynthetics in the Roads”.
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